phoebe

I both have so much to say and nothing to say. Perhaps it is that some of what I have to say simply requires more time and space to marinate than these weekly letters allow; perhaps it’s that some of what I have to say isn’t meant to be said to 23,000 people but instead to my partner, or my child, or a friend, or in a longer-term project. Perhaps... See more

There’s a Borges story (isn’t there always) called “Perre Menard, Author of the Quixote” in which a fellow attempts to write Don Quixote word-for-word to the original, but through his own creative process. It’s worth a read. Borges point was that identical outputs can have completely different meanings, depending on who produced them, and why. I... See more